Episode 106 - Empiricism vs Science
Dan and Prateek have thoughts on empiricism. How it is not all that it is cracked up to be. Find out more in this episode of Drunk Agile.
May 13, 2025•17 min
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Episode 105 - Using Sprint Length To Size Stories
Have you been given the advice - "Slice stories so they fit within the sprint length"? There are numerous issues with this advice. Prateek and Dan take these on in the latest episode of Drunk Agile.
May 13, 2025•15 min
Episode 103 - Forecasting Epics Scaterplot Vs Monte Carlo
Should you use a Cycle Time Scatterplot of Epics or a Monte Carlo simulation of stories to figure out when an Epic would be done? Daniel Vacanti and Prateek Singh discuss this in the latest episode of #DrunkAgile.
Mar 24, 2025•15 min
Episode 102 -Planning Without Controlling WIP
Ever planned a sprint using sub-tasks? Dan and Prateek discuss how this is an anti-pattern that seems to show up often on Scrum teams. The latest episode of Drunk Agile also discusses this problem at Scale.
Mar 12, 2025•16 min
Episode 101 -Probability Is Not What You Think It Is
Probability is not what you think it is...
Feb 24, 2025•15 min
Episode 100 -Some Backlogs Are More Equal Than Others
All backlogs are equal, but some backlogs are more equal than others.
Feb 03, 2025•11 min
Episode 99 -Year End Sweepstakes
Dan and Prateek have a couple of questions for you. What was your favourite episode in 2024? What content would you like to see in 2025? Please respond on Youtube.
Jan 09, 2025•8 min
Episode 98 -You Must Not Fool Yourself
Episode 98 -You Must Not Fool Yourself by Dan Vacanti & Prateek Singh
Nov 11, 2024•15 min
Episode 97 -Agile Through A Flow Lens
Episode 97 -Agile Through A Flow Lens by Dan Vacanti & Prateek Singh
Nov 11, 2024•21 min
Episode 96 - Validation Is Not What You Think It Is
Episode 96 - Validation Is Not What You Think It Is by Dan Vacanti & Prateek Singh
Nov 11, 2024•14 min
Episode 95 - Done Is Not What You Think It Is
#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss what the 'Done' column on your board means and how it is not what most people think it is.
Aug 19, 2024•16 min
Episode 94 - Process Behaviour Chart
Enjoy the latest release of DrunkAgile where Dan and Prateek cover an example of the Process Behaviour Chart. This episode was a request from multiple viewers. Please keep sending these our way. They give us material to record and excuses to drink whisky!
Aug 19, 2024•21 min
Episode 93 - Continuous Process
Our contract negotiations with Nisha were successful. She is back and has some opinions about sprints and other fixed-length timeboxes. Daniel Vacanti and I might have a couple of things to say about this as well.
Jul 09, 2024•17 min
Episode 92 - Control Chart In Jira
Jira has a chart it calls a "Control Chart" Is it a control chart? Why does it matter?
Jul 02, 2024•20 min
Episode 91 - Control Charts
We are in the midst of contract negotiations with #Nisha. #Spartacus subs in as Dan and Prateek talk Control Charts in the latest episode of #DrunkAgile.
Jun 21, 2024•25 min
Episode 90 - Prioritization Level III
Nisha believes that the type of prioritization most Agile frameworks tell people to spend time on is the least important. It is also the most wasteful. Dan and Prateek wholeheartedly agree.
Jun 11, 2024•16 min
Episode 89 - Prioritization Level II
How do Nisha, Dan, and Prateek decide the content for the next episode of hashtag#DrunkAgile? Come find out the answer to the question in the next episode of our Prioritization series. We are on to Level II of prioritization.
May 30, 2024•13 min
Episode 88 - Prioritization Level I
We finally prioritized(or did we) doing the episodes. Nisha, Dan, and Prateek talk about the three levels of prioritization, starting with Level I - Prioritization of Active Work.
May 10, 2024•11 min
Episode 87 - The In Progress Column
Does your board have an 'In Progress' column? #Nisha thinks that is not a great idea. Find out why on the latest episode of DrunkAgile.
May 02, 2024•10 min
Episode 86 - Product Roles Focus On The Wrong Things
#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek are back talking about product and flow. How the most common Agile frameworks have misguided people in product roles and had them focus on the wrong things. Find out more in the latest episode of DrunkAgile.
Apr 22, 2024•12 min
Episode 85 - How Do You Manage A Product Backlog
Nisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss the best strategy for managing a product backlog.
Mar 25, 2024•1 min
Episode 84 - Why Do You Hate Agile
"Why do you hate Agile?" Nisha loves Agile, but do Dan and Prateek? Find out in the latest episode of #DrunkAgile.
Mar 11, 2024•22 min
Episode 83 - Return Of The Colleen
Colleen Johnson visits Nisha, Dan, and Prateek to discuss what is coming up for ProKanban.org. They talk about the various roles like Scrum Mastesr, managers, and team leads who can be better equipped to help teams succeed. As Agile roles keep getting put on the chopping block, how can learning more about kanban and flow help you stand out?
Feb 13, 2024•26 min
Episode 82 - Year End Wrap Up 2023
#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek wrap up 2023 by looking back at our most-watched episodes of 2023 (released and watched in 2023). Which ones were your favourites? Were there topics you were expecting to see that we did not cover?
Dec 31, 2023•19 min
Episode 81 - What If The VoP Matches The VoC
What happens when you have reduced cycle time to the point that it matches your customer's needs? Should you try to reduce cycle time further? #Nisha, Daniel Vacanti, and Prateek Singh discuss this in the latest episode of #DrunkAgile.
Dec 31, 2023•8 min
Episode 80 - Voice Of The Process Vs Voice Of The Customer
#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek explain the ideas of the Voice of the Process and the Voice of the Customer. Is your Sprint length VoP or VoC?
Dec 12, 2023•13 min
Episode 79 - Dependency Elimination Over Dependency Management
#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek talk about all the problems with dependency management. How focusing on dependency elimination instead, can produce better results. All that, with a good dose of rambling thrown in.
Dec 05, 2023•27 min
Episode 78 - Just In Time Over Prioritization
Which prioritization technique do you use? Does it even matter? Is ordering your backlog waste (Yes, it is)? What if you could save all the time you spend prioritizing and still get better results? #Nisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss how Just in Time decisions and limiting WIP are far superior to having a prioritized backlog, in the latest #DrunkAgile episode.
Oct 30, 2023•19 min
Episode 77 - Stable Systems Over Planning
#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek cover their preference for creating stable systems over spending time in planning sessions. What does planning have to do with Dante's circles of hell? If Agile is about continuously learning, can you really plan in advance what you will get done?
Oct 24, 2023•23 min
Episode 76 - Change Mapping With Chris McDermott
Chris McDermott stops by to talk to Nisha, Dan, and Prateek about Change Mapping. How do you look at your practices in context to figure out what to keep, improve, or discard? Come find out in this episode of #DrunkAgile. Also: Happy Birthday Nisha!
Oct 17, 2023•44 min
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